noun

cocktail

Translation

cocktail

She ordered a fruit cocktail.

They attended a cocktail party.

The report is a cocktail of truths and lies.

((a)) cocktail a mixed alcoholic drink I would like a cocktail, please.

((a)) cocktail ((of sth.)) a mixture of different things The film was a cocktail of action and romance.

Synonyms: mixed drink

The origin is uncertain. One theory suggests it comes from the appearance of a 'cock's tail', referring to the colorful mixed drink.

Picture a colorful drink decorated with feathers like a cock's tail.